Camp Lejeune Marine qualifies for the Summer Olympics
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John W. Stefanowicz Jr., (left) with the All-Marine Wrestling Team (AMWT), poses for a photo with Col. Amy R. Ebitz, (right) Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2021. Stefanowicz qualified to represent Team USA in the Greco-Roman style wrestling, 87-kilogram weight class for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)
Touchdown Friday
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (WNCT) — A member of Camp Lejeune is heading to the Olympics.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John W. Stefanowicz Jr., qualified to represent Team USA in the Greco-Roman style wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. He will compete in the 87-kilogram weight class.
The Summer Games are July 23-Aug. 8 in Tokyo.
Camp Lejeune posted a video from Team USA of Stefanowicz qualifying for the team. Stefanowicz never qualified for a state tournament. Now, the 29-year-old is Olympic bound.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John W. Stefanowicz Jr., (left) with the All-Marine Wrestling Team (AMWT), poses for a photo with Col. Amy R. Ebitz, (right) Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2021. Stefanowicz qualified to represent Team USA in the Greco-Roman style wrestling, 87-kilogram weight class for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) 
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John W. Stefanowicz Jr., (center) with the All-Marine Wrestling Team (AMWT), poses with members of the AMWT and leaders from Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2021. Stefanowicz qualified to represent Team USA in the Greco-Roman style wrestling, 87-kilogram class for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) 
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John W. Stefanowicz Jr., (left) with the All-Marine Wrestling Team (AMWT), poses for a photo with 1st Sgt. Esperanza E. Fuentes, (right) Company First Sergeant, Bravo Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2021. Stefanowicz qualified to represent Team USA in the Greco-Roman style wrestling, 87-kilogram class for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) 
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John W. Stefanowicz Jr., (left) with the All-Marine Wrestling Team (AMWT), poses for a photo with Capt. Brenden D. McDaniel, (right) Company Commander, Bravo Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2021. Stefanowicz qualified to represent Team USA in the Greco-Roman style wrestling, 87-kilogram class for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez) 
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John W. Stefanowicz Jr., (left) with the All-Marine Wrestling Team (AMWT), receives a book from Col. Amy R. Ebitz, (right) Commanding Officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, on MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 7, 2021. Stefanowicz qualified to represent Team USA in the Greco-Roman style wrestling, 87-kilogram class for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)
